CM's directive to MA

Hyderabad, Apr 3 (UNI) Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today directed Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) officials to delegate administrative and financial powers to the lower-level functionaries for effective functioning and providing of quality services to the citizens of the state capital, which is slated to become Greater Hyderabad soon.

Reviewing the issues pertaining to Greater Hyderabad with MA&UD Minister Koneru Ranga Rao and senior officials at Secretariat, the Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure that development and amenities should be even in all the Zones.

He directed Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) Managing Director Jawahar Reddy to take over management of water supply in all the surrounding municipalities immediately, wherever it has not been taken up so far. He also directed him to ensure daily supply of water in all the areas falling under Greater Hyderabad.

He said no new taxes should be levied either by MCH or by HMWSSB in the name of city expansion.

The officials said the present population of MCH area is 44 lakh and with the formation of Greater Hyderabad the total population would be 64 lakh.

Keeping this in view, it is proposed to bifurcate the Greater Hyderabad Metropolitan Corporation (GHMC) into five Zones (South, East, North, West and Central Zones), 17 Circles and 150 Wards (each ward covering about 37,000 population).

It is proposed that Chief Commissioner would head the GHMC with an additional commissioner for each zone, 17 Deputy Municipal Commissioners (DMCs) attached to the Additional Commissioners and two to three Assistant Commissioners attached to each of the DMCs.

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